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. >> it is better than mitch mcconnell almost runun out of the box after the election saying our job is to defeat thisis guy. this is the moment that people finally are gogoing to start to tu in. it is labor daday weekend. it is the convention. this is the real deal for the next two m month and i think -- they did not do anything wacko. all the french stuff is completely suppressed. >> exit for clint eastwood. >> occaonally with factual things, but other an that, they did well. >> i think romney sceeded in convincing the convention that he was one of them. thatas thehe firstst thing he had to do. he did present to the american peop a face, but also falsehoodsds. frfrom the beginningng, the romney story was we wantethis president to succeed. it is a lie. the party wanted him to fai from day one, and d they set out to do just that. the other thing that i thouought was breathtaking was paul ry's peormance. chilling as a matter of fact in his brazenness to resort to falsehoods. >> one quick question --o you agree that when most people le they were sold on mitt romney? >> i think they fee
. >> it is better than mitch mcconnell almost runun out of the box after the election saying our job is to defeat thisis guy. this is the moment that people finally are gogoing to start to tu in. it is labor daday weekend. it is the convention. this is the real deal for the next two m month and i think -- they did not do anything wacko. all the french stuff is completely suppressed. >> exit for clint eastwood. >> occaonally with factual things, but other an that, they did...
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. >> it is better than mitch mcconnell almost right out of the box after the election saying our job is to defeat this guy. i think that they did well. it is a new introduction. this is the moment people will finally start to tune in. labor day weekend, it is the convention. this is the real deal for the next two months, and i think that they looked -- they did not do anything wacko. all the french stuff was completely suppressed. >> except for clint eastwood. >> accept or clint eastwood. -- except for clint eastwood. they had a little problem with factual things, but other than that, they did well. >> i think romney succeeded in convincing the convention that he was one of them. that was the first thing he had to do. he did present to the american people a face, but also came to this convention with falsehoods from the beginning. romney story was we wanted this president to succeed -- it is a lie. the party wanted him to fail from day one, and they set out to do just that. the other thing that thought was breathtaking was paul ryan's performance. chilling as a matter of fact in his
. >> it is better than mitch mcconnell almost right out of the box after the election saying our job is to defeat this guy. i think that they did well. it is a new introduction. this is the moment people will finally start to tune in. labor day weekend, it is the convention. this is the real deal for the next two months, and i think that they looked -- they did not do anything wacko. all the french stuff was completely suppressed. >> except for clint eastwood. >> accept or...
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what mitch mcconnell has done is right. >> he said it was to defeat barack obama. >> look, i understand, tamron. you're talking about bill clinton was successful because he worked with republicans in the house and senate to work for the betterment of the country. i have not seen this out of this president. >> let me talk to you about this, michael, the white male vote. right now 40% president obama. mitt romney 53%. what, if anything, does bill clinton bring to the conversation here and it's i always feel a tad bit unconservatismable when you say white voter and a former president who is white. surely they're not looking to bill clinton to relate just on race. this has to be deeper i hope than that. >> tamron, it's a natural constituency for talk radio. i think i know a little bit about what these folksing are most concerned about. and what i hear through these head sets most often is the debt. they want to talk about the debt. they want to know there's a path out of where we are with the spending right now. and that's where i think bill clinton can be invaluable depending on what he sa
what mitch mcconnell has done is right. >> he said it was to defeat barack obama. >> look, i understand, tamron. you're talking about bill clinton was successful because he worked with republicans in the house and senate to work for the betterment of the country. i have not seen this out of this president. >> let me talk to you about this, michael, the white male vote. right now 40% president obama. mitt romney 53%. what, if anything, does bill clinton bring to the...
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. >> stephanie: yep, mitch mcconnell. >> caller: it seems to me they should be charged with treason. >> stephanie: i would -- well i would just vote them out. how about that. >> yeah. >> vote them out. firing squad. hum. [♪ "jeopardy" theme music ♪] >> stephanie: it is treason, he is right. >> extra treason berries. >> stephanie: yeah. oh, sweet jesus! >> stephanie: he literally dropped his head in his hands. >> yeah he was saying that with his head in his hands. >> oh, sweet jesus. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all right. a little something extra for morning joe these days. >> another thing about romney -- hum. >> baileys is quite tasty in the morning. >> it's not just for breakfast anymore. >> stephanie: don't i know it. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: kid tested john connier's approved. it is the "stephanie miller show." ♪ are they contagious? i don't think so. [ male announcer ] contract the rainbow! taste the rainbow! >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption bas
. >> stephanie: yep, mitch mcconnell. >> caller: it seems to me they should be charged with treason. >> stephanie: i would -- well i would just vote them out. how about that. >> yeah. >> vote them out. firing squad. hum. [♪ "jeopardy" theme music ♪] >> stephanie: it is treason, he is right. >> extra treason berries. >> stephanie: yeah. oh, sweet jesus! >> stephanie: he literally dropped his head in his hands. >> yeah he...
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if barack obama said this is my plan, you know exactly what senator mitch mcconnell would have said. if he's going to be a one term president we can't let him pass his plan. that was the problem, the poisonous atmosphere that many republican leaders created on capitol hill. i think this president in his second and last term under our constitution is going to have a different political dynamic. he's going to reach out to try to build this kind of bipartisan consensus and i think simpson-bowles will be the basis for it. >> if re-elected, he will have smaller margins, of course. >> of course, that's true. but look at what happens december 31st. it all comes to a head. the so-called cliff, we can't escape it. it isn't a matter of we'll get through to the next election. we have to work and decide it. with the president's leadership, he's already told me the general plan, we can get this done. >> and gibbs brought a band, you brought your own pianist with you. let's plow our way through as they rehearse behind us. obviously they need the rehearsal time because they have just gotten into th
if barack obama said this is my plan, you know exactly what senator mitch mcconnell would have said. if he's going to be a one term president we can't let him pass his plan. that was the problem, the poisonous atmosphere that many republican leaders created on capitol hill. i think this president in his second and last term under our constitution is going to have a different political dynamic. he's going to reach out to try to build this kind of bipartisan consensus and i think simpson-bowles...
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mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided almost with a hatchet, so everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. host: james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett or the other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is heavily influenced and the man who ran his successful campaign in 2008, the senior adviser and has the office closest to the oval office. geography is very significant. when there is a decision to be made, he ways and with the political angle. i would say his influence, valerie jarrett plays a role. there are many other people. the congressional liaison plays a significant role in all of these. i layout exactly what happened, what we used to call the best obtainable version of the truth and it is often emotional. at many points it
mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided almost with a hatchet, so everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. host: james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett or the other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling...
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he's not had conversations with either mitch mcconnell or harry reid. so he is running for maine as an independent. he's staying independent. >> bill: when you talk to these candidates you work with and you know around the country and particularly when you get to the national issues, are republicans lining up with mitt romney and paul ryan? on all of the issues? >> not very quickly. [ laughter ] >> i think they're taking their deck chairs off the front of the titanic and trying to figure out where the aft is. i think they're running hard from the national ticket. >> bill: right. on medicare, on medicaid. on social security. on the ryan budget. these are -- so lots going on. lots to talk about. mitt romney and the 47%. i want to ask you about what president obama said yesterday about you can't change washington from the inside. some republicans are saying that was a big gaffe on his part. do you really think it was? we'll take your calls. we always -- save a seat at the table for you here on the "full court press." give us a call at 1-866-55-press. we'll
he's not had conversations with either mitch mcconnell or harry reid. so he is running for maine as an independent. he's staying independent. >> bill: when you talk to these candidates you work with and you know around the country and particularly when you get to the national issues, are republicans lining up with mitt romney and paul ryan? on all of the issues? >> not very quickly. [ laughter ] >> i think they're taking their deck chairs off the front of the titanic and...
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mcconnell, the senate majority leaders, his famous line, the republicans' number one job is to keep obama to one term. na hope is gone, if he can win a second term, republicans will change tacks, that they will say, okay, we will work with you. again, maybe that's a little bit naive, but i think that's what he believes. >> okay. did you get any sense about the president's opinion on mitt romney? >> i didn't. you know, mitt romney was not actually a huge topic of conversation in this interview. it was more about the president and the last four years. but the impression i get that obama has about mitt romney is really he respected john mccain a lot and even as tough as the 2008 election was, i think he's beginning to feel quite bitter about mitt romney in the middle of this election. he feels that mitt romney is treating him unfairly and distorting his points of view and things -- some things he's done through congress and the white house. so i don't know. i would say that he's definitely ready to fight a very hard election. >> okay. "time"'s adam sorensen. thank you so much. >> thank
mcconnell, the senate majority leaders, his famous line, the republicans' number one job is to keep obama to one term. na hope is gone, if he can win a second term, republicans will change tacks, that they will say, okay, we will work with you. again, maybe that's a little bit naive, but i think that's what he believes. >> okay. did you get any sense about the president's opinion on mitt romney? >> i didn't. you know, mitt romney was not actually a huge topic of conversation in this...
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for example, during negotiations over the debt ceiling, -- excuse me, minority leader, mitch mcconnell call for meetings with him. the press secretary said at the time, we know is position and we are not having a conversation. coming up in the next hour, we will do some fact checking on one of the hottest topics on the campaign trail. it is all about medicare. we do. jenna: we look forward to that, shannon bream, thank you. jon: elizabeth warren is a primetime speaker tonight. locked in a bitter race in massachusetts with a senate seat with scott brown. her appearance tonight could play an important role in that battle. john roberts joins us live now from charlotte with a look. reporter: good afternoon to you. elizabeth warren has become a hero to the left. she also creates this consumer protection bureau. her role will be twofold. she will be there to fire up the base and also reach out to voters in massachusetts. she hopes will vote for her in november. at the same time and she has wrapped itself in the flag of the democratic party. senator scott brown has done some distancing from t
for example, during negotiations over the debt ceiling, -- excuse me, minority leader, mitch mcconnell call for meetings with him. the press secretary said at the time, we know is position and we are not having a conversation. coming up in the next hour, we will do some fact checking on one of the hottest topics on the campaign trail. it is all about medicare. we do. jenna: we look forward to that, shannon bream, thank you. jon: elizabeth warren is a primetime speaker tonight. locked in a...
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. >> rick when we talk about the fact that mitch mcconnell, miracle bachmann, people on the right have come out to say and aggressively say they want to make president obama a one-term president and they'll do everything to stand in his way, and i know there's a lot of finger pointing that goes back and forth. but how can they not be held accountable for those statements? because the road blocks, the fact that most of the country has a disapproving view of congress, i mean, that comes from something. and that's the fact that there is nothing getting done on the hill. >> look, i think there's a lot to get done. i worked for newt gingrich for 12 years. he in 1994 with the republican majority in the house and senate and bill clinton with a democrat as president passed a balanced budget four years in a row. they paid off $450 billion worth of spending. that can be done again but it requires leadership in the house and senate and president. this president has not reached out to the congress. he does not reach across the aisle. he does not work. he does not compromise. it is up to him to sho
. >> rick when we talk about the fact that mitch mcconnell, miracle bachmann, people on the right have come out to say and aggressively say they want to make president obama a one-term president and they'll do everything to stand in his way, and i know there's a lot of finger pointing that goes back and forth. but how can they not be held accountable for those statements? because the road blocks, the fact that most of the country has a disapproving view of congress, i mean, that comes...
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of course, mitch mcconnell infamously said their top priority was not jobs, not the economy but defeating the president. that's the attitude they've all brought. their view is if they can block the president somehow the voters will reward republicans. and you know what? it is backfiring because the voters want us to make progress and they want us to make some tough decisions. they want us to compromise. in the house of representatives with the tea party guys, compromise is a dirty word. they celebrate the fact that they're doubling down on a very extreme agenda. and so it's really important that the president have a partner in congress that he can work with. after all, when he was first elected, the economy was in free fall. because of the emergency actions taken by the president with the democratic congress at the time, we stopped the free fall and turned the corner. now with the tea party guys in charge, they've been sitting on the president's most recent jobs bill. because the president said look, we stopped the free fall. we're making progress. we're not far enough. but a year ago thi
of course, mitch mcconnell infamously said their top priority was not jobs, not the economy but defeating the president. that's the attitude they've all brought. their view is if they can block the president somehow the voters will reward republicans. and you know what? it is backfiring because the voters want us to make progress and they want us to make some tough decisions. they want us to compromise. in the house of representatives with the tea party guys, compromise is a dirty word. they...
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i will be fighting with mitch mcconnell and harry reid on a regular basis. >> thank you. you have 30 seconds for a bottle. -- for rebuttle. >> throughout my adult life i have been fortunate to serve on a number of boards, commissions. i was a school board member over 20 years. you learn to work with people. on a school board you work with educators and people with the community. i have done that, not just in the legislature, but throughout my adult life, and that is something i believe i have a talent for. >> for those of you supporting her -- i will work with you after the campaign. we have got to change washington. it is not going to work to identify republicans or democrats that we can work with, unless we change the rules of the congress. it will be a fight, but i can believe we can persuade americans that it needs to be done, and i believe i can persuade americans that we need to amend our constitution. >> what do you like about the affordable care act, and what would you change about it? if you dropped the requirement that everybody bought insurance, would it contin
i will be fighting with mitch mcconnell and harry reid on a regular basis. >> thank you. you have 30 seconds for a bottle. -- for rebuttle. >> throughout my adult life i have been fortunate to serve on a number of boards, commissions. i was a school board member over 20 years. you learn to work with people. on a school board you work with educators and people with the community. i have done that, not just in the legislature, but throughout my adult life, and that is something i...
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. >> the democrats to have what mitch mcconnell said early on, the number one goal of the republican is also to defeat the president. make sure he doesn't serve a second term. >> when you say that, what is the public supposed to think? and it gives the president an opportunity. >> so tw the question the democrats can't seem to escape, are you better off now than you were four years ago? but some answers could create a major stumbling block before the convention begins. i'll ask the chair of the democratic national committee, debbie wasserman schultz. plus vice president joe biden is addressing the question head on. and he isn't mincing words. continuing to lend and investe in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or providing the financing to help a beloved san diego bakery expand, what's important to communities across the country is important to us. and we're proud to work with all of those who are creating a stronger future
. >> the democrats to have what mitch mcconnell said early on, the number one goal of the republican is also to defeat the president. make sure he doesn't serve a second term. >> when you say that, what is the public supposed to think? and it gives the president an opportunity. >> so tw the question the democrats can't seem to escape, are you better off now than you were four years ago? but some answers could create a major stumbling block before the convention begins. i'll...
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senate, with mitch mcconnell on day one saying i am not going to cooperate. we're going to start the re-election on day one, we're just going to be the party of no. i think we know where to turn. >> governor, appreciate your time, as always. anderson, you get a sense, a very colorful guy, ohio going to have to rename it now the big kahuna. >> we'll see what ohio has to say about that. we'll have a lot more from john and the magic ball throughout the night tonight. come up, we'll hear from former president jimmy carter and a special tribute to former senator ted keen kennedy. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of occasional constipation. go to senokot-s.com for savings. of occasional constipation
senate, with mitch mcconnell on day one saying i am not going to cooperate. we're going to start the re-election on day one, we're just going to be the party of no. i think we know where to turn. >> governor, appreciate your time, as always. anderson, you get a sense, a very colorful guy, ohio going to have to rename it now the big kahuna. >> we'll see what ohio has to say about that. we'll have a lot more from john and the magic ball throughout the night tonight. come up, we'll...
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mitch mcconnell. >> stephanie: i know. >> the house republican leaders at the night of the inauguration. they basically said we can't let him have any victories. so it has been clear. i was on the ways and means story. >> stephanie: some democrats did not know that. kennedy yesterday. during the president's inaugural speech, what were the republicans doing? >> they were plotting, basically, the downfall of president obama. >> stephanie: paul ryan and others. they were in a downtown washington restaurant, it has been well documented, meeting basically saying here's how we take control of congress and the government. it was basically to make sure he didn't have any victories. >> stephanie: well and that's the biggest i think fallacy of last week's convention is the president's the one that is the divider. >> i was on the ways and means committee during the healthcare debate. we had one session with just members. we said is there any way we can write a healthcare bill? they said no. >> stephanie: party of no. representative john yarmuth thank you. >> great to see you. >> stephanie: out of
mitch mcconnell. >> stephanie: i know. >> the house republican leaders at the night of the inauguration. they basically said we can't let him have any victories. so it has been clear. i was on the ways and means story. >> stephanie: some democrats did not know that. kennedy yesterday. during the president's inaugural speech, what were the republicans doing? >> they were plotting, basically, the downfall of president obama. >> stephanie: paul ryan and others. they...